List of most-played mobile games by player count
This is a list of the most-played mobile games ordered by their player count, which include reported player data, registered accounts, and/or monthly active users . For non-mobile games, see the list of most-played video games by player count. Mobile games are defined as games that have only been released on mobile operating systems , particularly Android and iOS .
List
Most-played mobile games by player count (with at least 50 million)
Game
As of
Player count[ a]
Release date
Publisher(s)
Ref.
Candy Crush Saga
March 24, 2023
500 million
April 12, 2012
King
[ 1]
Call of Duty: Mobile
May 2021
500 million downloads[ b]
October 1, 2019
Activision
[ 2]
Among Us
November 2020
485 million[ c]
June 15, 2018
InnerSloth
[ 3]
Mini World
April 2020
400 million
December 26, 2015
Minovate
[ 4]
Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle
August 2021
350 million
January 30, 2015
Bandai Namco Entertainment
[ 5]
Sonic Dash
February 2020
350 million
March 7, 2013
Sega
[ 6]
Helix Jump
December 2018
334 million
February 10, 2018
Voodoo
[ 7]
Gardenscapes: New Acres
May 2020
324 million
August 2016
Playrix
[ 8]
Homescapes
May 2020
312 million
August 2017
Playrix
[ 8]
PUBG Mobile
August 2023
300 million monthly players
March 2018
Tencent games
[ 9]
Super Mario Run
August 2018
300 million
December 15, 2016
Nintendo
[ 10]
Township
May 2020
274 million
February 24, 2012
Playrix
[ 8]
Knives Out
September 2018
250 million
November 2017
NetEase
[ 11]
Angry Birds 2
December 2019
230 million
July 30, 2015
Rovio Entertainment
[ 12]
Honor of Kings / Arena of Valor
December 2017
200 million peak monthly players
November 26, 2015
Tencent Games
[ 13]
QQ Speed Mobile / Speed Drifters
January 2020
200 million
December 29, 2017
TiMi Studios / Tencent Games / Garena
[ 14]
Fishdom
May 2020
173 million
June 18, 2008
Playrix
[ 8]
Rise Up
December 2018
162 million
2018
Serkan Özyılmaz
[ 15]
PES 2018 Mobile
August 2018
150 million
September 12, 2017
Konami
[ 16]
War Robots
January 2020
150 million
April 14, 2014
Pixonic
[ 17]
World of Tanks
March 2016
140 million
August 12, 2010
Wargaming
[ 18]
Mario Kart Tour
October 2019
123.9 million
September 25, 2019
Nintendo
[ 19]
Ice Age Village
2013
120 million
April 5, 2012
Gameloft
[ 20]
FIFA Mobile (now EA FC )
January 2018
113 million
October 1, 2016
EA Sports
[ 21]
Subway Surfers
July 2019
100 million monthly players
May 24, 2012
SYBO Games
[ 22]
Tiao Yi Tiao
January 2018
100 million peak daily players
December 2017
Tencent Games
[ 23]
Drag Racing
February 2013
100 million
April 2011
Creative Mobile
[ 24]
Junior Three Kingdoms
January 2018
100 million
March 2015
Youzu Interactive
[ 25]
Ludo King
December 2018
100 million
December 17, 2016
Gametion Technologies Pvt Ltd
[ 26]
One Piece Treasure Cruise
February 2019
100 million
May 12, 2014
Bandai Namco Entertainment
[ 27]
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
November 2021
100 million
November 24, 2015
Electronic Arts
[ 28]
White Cat Project
June 2016
100 million
July 14, 2014
Colopl
[ 29]
Hearthstone
November 2018
100 million
March 11, 2014
Blizzard Entertainment
[ 30]
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
October 2019
100 million
November 17, 2016
Konami
[ 31]
Love Nikki-Dress UP Queen
May 2019
100 million
May 20, 2015
Tencent Games
[ 32]
Sky: Children of the Light
July 2021
100 million
July 18, 2019
thatgamecompany
[ 33]
Mr Love: Queen's Choice
July 2019
90 million
December 14, 2017
Elex
[ 34]
The Battle Cats
August 2023
84 million
September 17, 2014
PONOS
[ 35]
Disney Tsum Tsum
November 2018
80 million
January 29, 2014
Line Corporation
[ 36]
Puzzle & Dragons
January 2019
80 million
February 20, 2012
GungHo Online Entertainment
[ 37]
The Simpsons: Tapped Out
April 2020
80 million
February 29, 2012
Electronic Arts
[ 38]
Marvel: Avengers Alliance
March 2015
70 million
March 1, 2012
Disney Interactive
[ 39]
Genshin Impact
February 2023
65 million
September 28, 2020
HoYoverse
Angry Birds Friends
August 2013
60 million
February 13, 2012
Rovio Entertainment
[ 40]
Seven Knights
February 2021
60 million
February 5, 2016
Netmarble Japan
[ 41]
Fate/Grand Order
February 2021
57 million
July 30, 2015
Aniplex / Type-Moon
[ 42]
Bleach: Brave Souls
February 2021
55 million
July 23, 2015
KLab
[ 43]
Gods of Boom
October 2018
55 million
May 18, 2017
Game Insight
[ 44]
Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire
January 2019
51 million
June 29, 2017
MZ
[ 45]
Clash Royale
September 2018
50 million daily players
March 2, 2016
Supercell
[ 46]
Flappy Bird
February 2014
50 million
May 24, 2013
dotGears
[ 47]
LINE Rangers
March 2018
50 million
February 28, 2014
Line Corporation
[ 48]
See also
Notes
^ Not including figures solely from app download counts
^ We should not use download counts. Another reference is needed.
^ Mobile version accounts for 97% of roughly 500 million total players.
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